Christine Lahti Biography (1950-)

Born April 4 (some sources cite April 5), 1950, in Birmingham (some sources cite Detroit), MI; daughter of Paul Theodore (a surgeon) and Elizabeth Margaret (a nurse, homemaker, and painter; maiden name, Tabar) Lahti; married ThomasSchlamme (a director), September 4, 1983; children: Wilson, Joseph and Emma(twins). Addresses: Agent: Toni Howard, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director
Birth Details: April 4, 1950; Birmingham, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Gail Packer, ... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979
Dr. Clare Scott, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, United Artists, 1981
Aunt Linda, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (also knownas All Washed Up) Paramount, 1982
Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982
Hazel Zanussi, Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984
Sandy Dunlap, Just between Friends, Orion, 1986
(Uncredited) Voice of Rose Chismore as an adult, Desert Bloom, Columbia, 1986
Sylvie Fisher, Housekeeping, Columbia, 1987
Kathleen Morgan, Stacking (also known as Season of Dreams),Spectrafilm, 1987
Annie Pope, Running on Empty, Warner Bros., 1988
Clara Archer, Miss Firecracker, Corsair, 1989
Dr. Rachel Woodruff, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989
Meg Lloyd, Funny about Love (also known as New York Times),Paramount, 1990
Anne MacKee, The Doctor, Buena Vista, 1991
Darly Peters, Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992
Lindsey Harrison, Hideaway, TriStar, 1995
Shaleen, Lieberman in Love (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1995
Ruby, Pie in the Sky, Fine Line, 1995
Title role, Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, USA Pictures, 1999
Film Work
Director
Lieberman in Love (short film), Chanticleer Films, 1995
My First Mister, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Maggie Kavanaugh, The Harvey Korman Show, ABC, 1978
Dr. Kathryn "Kate" Austin, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995-1999
Miniseries
Brenda Nicol, The Executioner's Song, NBC, 1982
Althea Milford, Amerika (also known as Topeka, Kansas ... U.S.S.R.), ABC, 1987
Movies
Carol, The Last Tenant, 1978
Tania Reston, Dr. Scorpion, 1978
Dr. Louise Casimir, The Henderson Monster, CBS, 1980
Elsie, Single Bars, Single Women, ABC, 1984
Marilyn Wallace, Love Lives On, ABC, 1985
Zan Cooper, No Place Like Home, CBS, 1989
Charlotte Bain, Crazy from the Heart, TNT, 1991
Homeless (also known as Szamuezoettek), [Hungary], 1991
Meredith Cole, The Fear Inside, Showtime, 1992

Grace, The Good Fight, Lifetime, 1992
Dr. Burke/Reptannehan, The Four Diamonds, The Disney Channel, 1995
Ruth Oakley, A Weekend in the Country (also known as Moon Valley, Temecula, and Weekend in the Country), USA Network, 1996
Emma Percy, Hope, TNT, 1997
Red shoes woman, "The Red Shoes," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, HBO, 1997
Lyssa Dent Hughes, An American Daughter (also known as Trial byMedia), Lifetime, 2000
Kathryn Lyons, The Pilot's Wife, CBS, 2001
Title role, Gisella Perl, Showtime, 2002
Specials
The Wild West, 1993
The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration (also known as The Kennedy Center Presents and Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary), PBS, 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Host, Body Human 2000: Mysteries and Miracles (also known as Body Human 2000: Medical Mysteries), CBS, 1997
Canned Ham: Deconstructing Harry, Comedy Central, 1997
River Phoenix: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
The Christmas Concert of Hope Starring Natalie Cole, CBS, 1997
Presenter, The National Hate Test (also known as Erase the Hate), USA Network, 1998
Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope, ABC, 1998
National Memorial Day Concert (1998), PBS, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Christine Lahti, Lifetime, 1998
Episodic
Herself, At Rona's, NBC, 1989
Guest caller Laura, "Author, Author," Frasier, NBC, 1993
Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1998
Sydney Gale, "Queen Bee," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1993
Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, 1993
Presenter, Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1995
Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards, 1996
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, 1998
Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, 1998
Other
Three Hotels, 1990
Dana, Oooph!, 2002
Television Work
Director; Episodic
Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
Stage Appearances
Ruth, The Woods, Public Theatre, New York City, 1978, later SecondStage Theatre, New York City, 1982
Division Street, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1980
Loose Ends, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1981
2 by A.M., Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982
Present Laughter, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1983
Betty, Landscape of the Body, Second Stage Theatre, 1984
Georgie Elgin, The Country Girl, Chelsea Playhouse, New York City,1984
Maggie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Long Wharf Theatre, 1985
Patsy Newquist, Little Murders, Second Stage Theatre, 1987
Alma, Summer and Smoke, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1987
Heidi Holland, The Heidi Chronicles, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1989-1990
Barbara, Three Hotels, off-Broadway production, 1992, then 1994-1995
Appeared in The Tempest, Ann Arbor Mime Troupe, Travis Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, then London; also appeared in Scenes and Revelations and The Zinger.
Major Tours
Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, U.S. cities, 1990
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Narrator, Emily, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Booklist, June 1, 1994, p. 1861
Entertainment Weekly, May 10, 1996, pp. 28-33
Good Housekeeping, December, 1997, pp. 33-34
New York Times, April 6, 1986
People Weekly, April 22, 1996, p. 148

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